Court upholds current law involving municipalities

The Iowa Supreme Court Friday dismissed a civil lawsuit involving a sexual abuse case against the New London School District because the attorneys representing a student who said she was abused failed to file the lawsuit within the statute of limitations.

In a 4-3 decision, the high court determined Friday District Judge Cynthia Danielson erred when she denied the school district's request to dismiss the case because the statute of limitations had expired prior to the filing of the lawsuit.